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“There were some experiences of confusion with me and the character, for example if we were shooting scenes either side of a coffee break or lunch, sometimes it was easier to leave it on going into the RTÉ canteen rather than taking off the many layers and put them all back on again a short while later.

“Gary Cooke [Apres Match] was like ‘is it..no.. yeah? And quite a few others in the canteen too, hesitating, should they congratulate me?

“I got quite a few messages on Instagram too asking if it was real life or just for TV.

"I think I may have got some slight extra attention in the canteen too, people getting chairs for me, allowing me in on the queue, holding doors a lot. It was funny and nice.”